Winding-machine.



S. W. WARDWELL.

WINDING MACHINE.

APPLIOATION mum SEPT. 4, 1008.

Patented Nov. 24, 1914.

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S. W. WARDWELL.

WINDING MACHINE.

APPLIOATION FILED SEPT. 4, 190a.

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WINDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION rum) SEPT. 4, 190a.

Patented Nov. 24, 1914.

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APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 4, I908.

Patented Nov. 24, 1914.

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- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SIMON W. WARDWELL, 0F PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, ASSIGNOR TO SUPRIEMEKNIT- TING BOBBIN GOMPAN Y, 0]? PORTLAND, MAINE, A CORPORATION OF MAINE.

WINDING-MACHINE.

Specification 01 Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 24, 1914.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SIMON W. WARDWELL,

a citizen of the United States, residing at- Providence, in the county of Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Winding- Machines, of which the following is a specification.

I y invention relates to winding machines, its purpose being to produce a yarn package of'cylindrical body, taper nose and substantially flat base, the same being similar 111 form in some respects to the knitting machine bobbins, or bottle bobbins so-called, but of different composition and more comact.

p The accompanying drawings illustrate respecti-vely: Figure 1, a front elevation-of my device applied to a winding machine of usual form; Fig. 2, an end elevation of the same; Fig. 3, an enlarged view of the gulde traversing mechanism; Fig. 4, adetail of the frame of my device with the Winding grade and adjuncts in place; Fig. .5 to Fig. 12 inclusive, details of the winding gulde and its coordinate parts; F igs- 13 and 14, details of the traverse changing pinion and its adjuncts; Fig. 15, a detail of the bearing-bar bail; Fig. 16, a detail of the tube support.

My invention is preferably embodied as an attachment to a winding machine of usual form, such being represented in Fig. 1, where 2 is the machine frame which carries in suitable bearings a winding spindle 3 and cam shaft 4, the latter carrying a cam 5. Intermediate the spindle and shaft, and operatively connecting same, are known devices shown at B for securing and regulating their co-action.

Mounted on the cam shaft bearings 6 and 7 is a frame 8 which is secured from turning about the cam shaft axis by the screw 9 Fig. 2. The frame 8 is also secured to the cam shaft bearing by a clamp screw 10 which constricts the split hub 8 of the frame 8 upon said bearing-Fig. 2.

Mounted on a stud 11 (Figs. 1, 2 and 3) which is secured to the frame 8, is a lever 12 which oscillates in a vertical plane, its lower arm extending into proximity withthe' cam 5 and carrying a roll 13 to engage therewith: its upper arm curving forward toward machine Where the winding is Formed in the curved upper arm is a slot 14, and in the slot are teeth 15 at one side thereof.

At the top of the frame 8 and opposed to the winding spindle, is a guide rod 16, on

Which is a sleeve or quill 17 that carries the This sleeve 17 is yarn depositing guide 18. driven by the ever 12 through the connectmg rod 19. The latter is connected with the lever by the pinion 20 which rotates on a stud 20 riveted to the rod 19 (see Fig. 14) and meshes with the gear teeth 15 in the slot 14 of thelever 12. With the pinion 20 in its lowermost position in the slot 14, it is obvious that the guide 18 will have only a relatively small movement due to the disparity in leverage between the two arms of the lever 12. By raising the connecting rods point of connection with the lever 12, it is equally obvious that the travel of the guide 18 will be correspondingly augmented. This may beaccomplished by rotating the pinion 20, thereby causing it to ride upward on the teeth 15 of the lever 12. It is automatically accomplished with regularity and precision by the finger- .21 of a pawl 22, that engages, at each forward oscillation of the u ver arm, a ratchet to the pinion 20.

Referring to Fig. 13 and Fig. 14, the ratchet wheel 23 is preferably drawn up of sheet metal to the form indicated, with an axial hole of a size to fit over the pinion 20.

The latter is of length sufiicient to extend.

through the wall or web of the ratchet wheel 23, the lever 12 and a washer 71 opposed to the wheel. The hub 72, of the pinion 20, is made with a flange 7 3 that serves as an abutment for a trifoliate spring 74 which, bearing with its central or hub portion on the flange 78 and with its extremities on the wheel 23, presses the latter against the lever 12, frictioniziug it between the wheel 23 and washer 71, the latter being held in place on the hub of the pinion in a manner similar to that later described for securing the progres sion wheel. The frictionizing effect is necessary to dog the link 19 or restrain it from receding from whatever position to which it has been moved and also to prevent it from any shifting due to vibratlon or any impulse other than that of the pawl 22. I

The pawl 22 likewise is prevented from displacement outside of its operative position by the guard 75, which is curved at 76 pper le-. wheel 23 secured coaxially to conform to the curvature of travel of the ratchet wheel 23 in its lowermost position.

, forward position as shown in Fig. 3, backward and again forward, the finger 21 shall be in proper position to act upon the ratchet wheel 23 at the proper time. 4

When in the lowermost position of the pawl 22, the guard 75 rests on an abutment 110 which extends downward to the lower extremity of the lever and acts as a rein force to give more extended bearing to the stud l1 and the cam .roll stud 111. q

The pawl 22 is mounted on the frame 8 by-the fulcrum stud 24 and is controlled in position so that it may at all times be opposed to the ratchet wheel 23 during the latters upward movement, by the diametrical growth of the package. The instrumentalities for effecting this automatic awl adjustment are a contact member 25 Figs. 2 and 3) which bears against the surface of the package as it is wound and connections whereby the movement of the contact member 25, by action of the diametrical growth of the package, is communicated to the pawl 22 in requisite extent. 'I he contact member 25 is preferably a wheel or roll mounted on an arm 26 of a lever A, that is fulcrumed to the frame 8 by any suitable means as a pin or screw stud 27-Fig. 2.- The wheel has preferably a tapered or conical face 28- l ig. 1, corresponding to the taper of the nose of the package wound. The. arm 29 of the lever A terminates in a ball 30 which is preferably made with a stem 31 by which it is secured in the lever arm 29 by the screw 32.

The pawl 22 also has a ball 33 which is connected with the ball 30 by the link 34, made preferably in two halves, held together by the screw 35. The extremities of the two link halves are formed with opposed sockets to receive the balls 30 and 33, and as the two halves are elastic they can be readily adjusted to the balls so that there is smooth movement without backlash.

The lever A is made adjustable, so that the elevation of the pawl 22 can be adjusted with reference to the contact member 25. Its arm 29 has a pendant portion 36 in which is a screw 39 which passes through the slot 37 and the head of which bears againstthe pendant portion 38 of the arm 26. By looseningthe screw 39, the arms 26 and 29 can be fidJllStGd. relatively to an extent limited only by the length of the areal slot 37. p

The action of the foregoing mechanism is to wind with constantl increasing length of traverse, thereby pro ucing a substantially conical yarn mass. Provision is also made for arresting the diametrical growth of the mass at any desired diameter, by causing further growth thereafter to be of longitudinal extension only.

This is accomplished by providing means for imparting progressive movement of the guide 18 along the winding spindle. The guide 18 is carried in the arm 40, which is preferably made of sheet metal, bifurcate in general orm and having a seat for the guide. The two legs or prongs 41 and 42 are curled at their extremities to make bearings 77 and 78 (Fig. 4) for the sleeve or quill 17 on which the arm 40 is carried. In

the surface of this quill which is opposed to I the winding spindle is formed a partial screw thread z-partial, because its axis is eccentr c to the axis of the quill itself. Be-

tween the bearings 7 7 and 78 of the arm 40- and mounted on the sleeve 17 is a nut 43, fitted to the screw thread of the quill and consequently larger of internal diameter than is the quill of external diameter, and of such disparity of diameters that, by pressing on the nut at a point diametrically oppo' site its engagement with the quills thread it can be entirely disengaged from thd thread so as to slide freely on the quill.

The nut 43 is formed with a shoulder 44 (see Fig. 7 against which is carried and rotativelysecured thereto, a wheel 45. Preferably, thiswheel is ofsheet metal, cupped to form a rim 46, which is knurled as indicated in Fig.4. Adja'centthe wheel 45 is another wheel 47 having a relatively long hub 48 which bears against the wheel 45. Adgacent this wheel is cut a peripheral groove'49 in the outer surface of the nut 43.

The two wheels 45 and 47 are held against the shoulder or flange 44 and secured rotatively thereto by the wire clip 50 which is snapped lnto the groove 49. It is in this same manner that the ratchet wheel 23 and pinion 20 are secured to the lever 12. In the case of the wheel 45, however, one prong 51 of the cl p 50 is longer than the other and bent at right angles to the plane of the clip. This prong 51 extends through the wheels 45 and 47 and also the flange 44, looking them to the nut 43, so that all must rotate together as a unit.

The wheel 45,1 please to term the progression wheel because its function is to cause ametcr so that the guide is given a progres sive movement along the winding spindle to cause it to always wind on the tapered nose of the package.

The function of the Wheel 47 is to control the en agement of the nut 43 with the quill 17. ngaging it is an abutment or hearing 52-Fig. 4 and Fig. 12. It is preferably made of sheet metal with a. slot 53 for purposes of adjustment, a .screw 58 passing through the slot and entering the arm to secure the adjustment, and a fulcrum pin or stud 57 on which it swm s. A down-turned projection 59 bears on t e wheel 47 and acts as a spring to hold the nut 43 to its position. When the arm 40 is in the position indicated in Fig. 2, the nut 43 is held in engagement with the screw threads of the quill 17, and can be moved thereon by rotation only. When it is desired to shift the arm 40 quickly from one part of the quill 17 to another, it is turned on the quill until the action of the abutment 52 is to press the nut out of engagement with the quills screw threads when the arm can be readily slid along the quill. The arm 40 may also be slid along the quill 17 by pressing the nut 43 out of engagement with the screw threads with the finger.

Acting on the arm 40 to absorb and neutralize the chatter and vibration incident to high speed reciprocation, Is the 1nert1a element or bearing-bar 80. This is a bar of a mass suflicient for its intended purpose, se-

" cured to a bail 81 which is mounted on the rod 16. As the winding guide 18 has a combined movement of reciprocation and oscillation to and from the winding spindle the abutment 83 is provided. Preferably this is made of wire as shown in Fig. 15, its

lower member conformed to the path of travel of the guide arm, and its upper portion adapted to guideways or grooves in the edges of the portion 84 of the bail 81, see Fi 2.

On the arm 40 is a wire loop 85 which, when the guide 18 and its arm 40 are advanced by action of the wheel 45, engages the leg 86 of the abutment 83, causing a corresponding advance of the latter.

The guide 18 is secured to the arm 40 by the auxiliary guide 58 which is a substantially hair-pin shaped piece of spring wire, having a threadway 59 formed by bending the loop end of the guide at right angles with its body as shown in Fig. 6. The extremities of the prongs 60 and 61 are turned inward toward each other as indicated at 62 and 63 in Fig. 5 to enter the side apertures 65Fig. 10 and Fig. 11,-of the guide 18. The latter is a metallic shell or cup having a threadway 66 pressed into it and two side grooves 67 and 68 to receive the prongs 60 and 61. Below these side grooves are shoulders 69 and 70 and at such distance as guide 18 against the tube, the winding to just admit the thickness of the arm 40 between them and the prongs 60 and 61 when the latter are in their grooves 67 and 68. The end of the arm40 is made substantially L-shape, in which portion the guide 18 is seated, the rentrant opening of the L being made'to ust accommodate the guide. L-shaped cars 55 and 56 are turned u under which the pron s 60 and 61 are held, as shown more particu arly in Fig. 5.

The package is wound on a tube 87 (indicated by broken lines in Fig. 1) which is carried on a holder 88 secured to the wind ing spindle 3. The rear end of the holder is split, as indicated at 898989 and the outer surface is formed with corrugations 90. At the rear end is a head 91 having a cylindrical bore 92 with a bevel 93 at the inner end thereof. The splits 89 divide the head 91 as well as the shell ofthe holder so the rear portion of the holder 88 is expansible. Such expansion is secured by the slide 94 which has a circular flange 95 to slide within the bore of the head 91, with a beveled edge 96 to engage the bevel 93 and open the bore of the head to admit the flange 95. The slide 94 is mounted on the spindle 3 and is shiftable thereon by means of the handle 97 which has a toe 98 extending between the two fianges 99 and 100. The outer end of the holder 88 has a pin or gudgeon 101 by Which the Weight of the yarn mass with the holder is supported on the outboard bearing 102. This bearing is a bracket hinged to the frame 8 at its outer extremity-Fig. 4, by a pin 103. The fulcrum end 104: is made flat and preferably equidistant with the side 105 from the pin 103. To the frame 8 is secured a flat spring 106- which, when the bearing is engaged with the gudgeon 101 as indicated by the broken lines in Fig. 16, holds it to such engagement. When turned back as indicated by the full lines of the same Fig. 16, to admit removal of the package wound and retubing, the bear ing 102 is similarly held in place.

The operation of my device is.as' follows: A tube having been applied to the holder 88 and secured through the instrumentality of the handle 97, as described, the bearing 102 is snapped into engagement with the gudgeon 101, to contain the otherwise unsupported end of the holder 88. The pinion 20 being in its lowermost position and the started. It is also necessary to see that the contact wheel 25 bears a ainst the tube. The pawl 22 is so adjusted that the finger does not quite touch the ratchet wheel 23 in its forward movement, to permit the deposit of a yarn layer on the tube. As the yarn accumulates it presses the contact member 25 outward from the tube, elevating the pawl 22 with its finger 21. This, encountermg and engaging the ratchet wheel 23 in the latters forward movement, causes it to rotate in the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. 3, turning the pinion 20 and causing it to ride up on the rack teeth. This increases the range of action of the lever 12 and likewise the traverse of the guide '18. With continued yarn deposit the pinion 20 continues to rise gradua ly augmenting the length of guide traverse and producing a conical yarn mass Whl ll Increases in diameter until it reaches and engages th prgglression wheel 45.

e object of having the slot 14: in the lever 12 of areal form is to vary the starting points of the sueceedin layers which build up the conical base of t e bobbin. As the pinion 20 travels in the curved slot 14 the extreme rearward limit of the traverse of the yarn guide is gradually advanced toward the point or nose of the bobbin, so that the beginning of each layer is slightly forward of the inner end of each preceding layer. This causes the base end 0 the bobbin to assume a slight batter or convexity which results in a more stable formation and prevents the coils of winding from falling over the edge of the bobbin. The engagement of the surface of the yarn mass with the progression wheel 45 causes rotation of said wheel and progression of the guide 18 along the tube holder and tube; the growth of the yarn mass after its surface has reached the progression wheel 45 is thereafter one of longitudinal extension only. Obviously, by interchanging the progression wheel 45 with other wheels of different diameter, the diameter of the yarn mass can be varied at pleasure, and with the construction described and illustrated in Fig. 7 and Fig. 8, such interchange may be accomplished with facility and despatch. After the package has been wound, the outboard bearing 102 is thrown back to the position shown in Fig. 16 and after release of the holder 88 by means of the handle 97, the yarn package is removed and a new tube applied to receive a new package. The ratchet wheel 23 is rotated manually in a direction the reverse of that indicated by the arrow of Fig. 3, to re turn the pinion 22 to the lower end of the slot 14 so that in restarting the winding the initial length of traverse shall be short.

My invention possesses advantages of great merit which conduce to efficiency of operation and lend to low cost of production. The cam employed is what I please to term a single traverse cam, in contradistinction to multiple traverse cams where variation of traverse is secured by shifting the cam roll or follower from one to another of diiierent cam surfaces of different throws, or over an unstepped and smooth but variable surface. With my device, the direct action of the cam is single and unvariable,

modified only as transmitted by or through return springs or weights.

nuance external connections. Because of this, it is possible for me to cause the cam to act positively in both the forward and backward traverses of reciprocation without recourse to This further permits a positive line of connection between the cam and the uide. This line of connection is telescopic in a sense; that is, its elements are shiftable one the connection is always unbroken; positive, in contradistinctiontothose forms of variable traverse where there is an intermittent break though imperceptibly short, as where, in the case above cited, the follower or cam roll is shifted from one step to another, or when, in the case of a double screw traverse, the threaded follower block or nut disengages one screw and engages the other.

upon another, but

Such mechanisms require greater refinement of construction and more safeguarding against variable conditions such as are found for example in the tension of springs, than doesthe structure of my present invention.

Without limiting myself to the precise form of construction described, I claim 1. lln a winding machine, the combination with a winding guide, of means controlled by the growth of the package to gradually increase the extent of traverse of the guide during the winding, including a lever with variable leverage.

2. In a winding machine,'the combination with a winding guide, of a lever to reciprocate the guide, means to actuate the lever, and automatic devices controlled by the growth of the cop to increase the length of arm with which the lever acts.

3. In a winding machine, the combination with a winding guide and guide carrying means, of an oscillating lever and means to oscillate the lever, a connection between the guide carrying means and the lever, and means controlled by the growth of the cop to shift the connection on the lever during the winding to increase the extent of movement of the guide.

4. in a winding machine, the combination with a winding guide and guide carrying means, of an oscillatin lever having a slot and means to oscillate t e lever, a connection between the guide carr ing means and the lever connecting with t e latter by its slot, and means carried on said connection acting to shift the latter in said slot to gradually increase the length of traverse of the guide.

5. In a winding machine, the combination with a winding guide and guide carrying means of an osci lating lever having teeth, a connection between the guide carrying means and the lever, a pinion on the connection engaging the teeth of the lever and a wheel to turn the pinion.

6. In a winding machine, the combination with a winding guide and guide carrying means, of an oscillating lever having teeth, a

connection between the guide carrying means and the lever, a pinion on the connection engaging the teeth of the lever, a wheel to turn the pinion and means to automatically turn the wheel during the winding to vary the extent of traverse of the guide.

7. In a winding machine, the combination with a winding guide and guide carrying means, of an oscillating lever having a slot and teeth within the slot and means to oscillate the lever, a connection between the guide carrying means and the lever, on the connection a ipinion that enters the slot and engages tie teeth of the lever, a wheel to rotate the inion and apawl to automatically actuate t e wheel during the winding.

8. In a winding machine, the combination with a winding guide and guide carrying means, of an oscillating lever having teeth and means to actuate thelever, a connection between the guide carrying means and the lever, a pinion on the connection engaging the teeth of the lever, a wheel to turn the pinion and a pawl to engage the Wheel to actuate it.

9. In a winding machine, the combination with a winding guide and guide carrying means, of an oscillating lever having teeth and means to actuate the lever, a connection between the guide carrying means and the lever, a pinion on the connection engaging the teeth. of the lever, a wheel to turn the pinion to shift the connection on the lever, a pawl to engage the wheel and means to automatically vary the position of the pawl coordinately with the shifting of the wheel with the connection.

10. In a winding machine, the combination with a winding guide and guide carrying means, of an oscillating lever and means to actuate the lever, a connection between :the guide carrying means and the lever and shiftable thereon, of means to shift the connection on the lever actuated by the increase in size of the yarn package wound to gradually increase the length of traverse of the guide.

11. Ina winding machine, the combination with a winding guide and guide carrying means, of an oscillating lever and means to actuate the lever of a connection between the guide carrying means and the lever, and shiftable on the latter by the growth of the package wound to gradually increase the length of traverse of the guide. l

12. In awinding machine, the combination with a winding guide and a cam of single traverse to reciprocate the guide, of means to vary the reciprocative effect of the cam on the guide actuated by .the varying diameter of the yarn mass being wound to gradually increase the length of traverse of the guide. i

13. In a winding machine, the combination with the frame 2, of a winding spindle and cam shaft mounted in hearings in said frame, a frame 8 mounted on the bearings for the cam shaft and fixedly secured to the frame 2, a rod 16 supported in bearings on the frame 8, a cam mounted on the cam shaft, a guide adapted to slide on the rod 16 in the frame 8 and to feed progressively outward along the winding-spindle, and connections between said cam and guide for reciprocating the latter.

14. In a winding machine, the combination with the winding guide, a cam to reciprocate the guide, a lever to transmit the cams action to the guide with gradually varying effect during the winding, and a shiftable connection between the lever and the guide, of means to automatically shift the connection comprising a wheel 23 on the connection, a pawl 22 to engage the wheel, a contact member 25 to engage the yar mass being wound, a'bipartitelever A intermediate the contact member and pawl and 1a link 34: connecting the lever with the paw 15. In a windin machine, the combinanation with a win ing guide, a cam to reciprocate the guide, a lever to transmit the cams action to the guide with gradually varying effect durin the winding, and i1 shiftable connection %etween the lever and the guide, of means to automatically shift the connection comprising a wheel 23 on the connection, a pawl 22 to engage the wheel, a contact member 25 to engage the yarn mass being wound, a bipartite lever A intermedi ate the contact member and pawland adjustable in its parts to vary the position of the pawl, and a link 34: connecting the lever with the pawl.

16. An article of manufacture, a thread guide drawn up as a shell from sheet metal, with a threadway and side grooves formed by the drawing and with shoulders adjacent the grooves and holes extending into the guide through the grooves for the purpose specified.

17. In a guide device for a winding 1nachine, the combination with a bifurcated guide arm with a seat for a guide and upturned ears, and a guide conformed to the seat of the arm, having shoulders to abut said arm and grooves adjacent the arm with holes throu h the grooves into the guide, of an auxi iary guide engaging the upturned ears of the arm and having its extremities formed to enter the holes of the guide. a r

y 18. In a guide device for a winding machine, the combination with a bifurcated guide, arm with a seat for a guide and upturned ears having undercuts, and a guide conformed to the seat of the arm having shoulders to abut said arm and grooves adjacent the arm with holes through said grooves into the guide, of an auxiliary guide engaging the upturned ears of the guide arm by their undercuts, and having its extremities formed to enter the holes of the guide.

19. In a guide propelling device for a winding machine, the combination with a reciprocating member having screw threads, a bifurcated guide arm thereon and a guide in the arm, of a rotatable nut between the prongs of the guide arm, and a swinging abutment adjustably secured to the .arm, to govern the nut.

20. In a guide propelling device for a winding machine, the combination with a reciprocating member having screw threads, a bifurcated guide arm having hearings on said member and a guide in said arm, of a rotatable nut between the bearings of the arm, a swinging member mounted on the arm having an abutment for the nut and slotted for purpose of adjustment, and a screw to secure the swinging member in its adjustment.

2].. A guide propelling nut for a wlnding machine, the combination with an internally threaded body having an exterior shoulder, a wheel adjacent the shoulder, a second wheel having a hub bearing on the first wheel, and a spring clip to secure the wheels to the body.

22. A guide propelling nut for a winding machine, the combination with an internally threaded body having a groove in its outer surface and a flange with a hole, a wheel adjacent the flange and a hubbed wheel adjacent the first wheel, both having holes to register with the hole of the flange, and a spring clip to engage the groove of the body and with a projection to enter the holes of the wheels and flange to secure all against relative rotation.

23. In a winding machine, the combination with a winding guide, a cam to reciprocate the guide, a lever to transmit the cams action to the guide with gradually varying efi'ect during the winding, and a shiftable connection between the lever and the guide, of means to automatically shift the connection, comprising a wheel 23 on the connec tion, a pawl 22 to engage the wheel, a ball projection 33 on the pawl, a contact member 25 to engage the yarn mass. being wound, a lever A intermediate the contact member and the pawl, a ball projection 30 on the lever A, a bipartite link having the extremities conformed to the two ball projections aforesaid, to connect the lever and pawl, and a single screw to adjust and secure the two parts of the bipartite link.

24. In a winding machine, the combinanuance tion with a winding guide, of means con trolled by the growth of the cop to gradually advance the starting point of each traverse of the guide, and to increase the extent of traverse of the guide during the winding, including a lever with variable leverage.

25. In a winding machine, the combination with a winding guide and guide carrying means, of an oscillating lever having a curved slot, a connection between the guide carrying means and the lever, connecting with the latter by its slot, and means to shift the connection in said slot for the purpose described.

26. The combination with a winding machine comprising a winding spindle, cam and operative connections between the two, of a frame attachably secured to the winding machine, a rod mounted on the frame, a

quill reciprocated on the rod, and a guide and carrier mounted on the quill, connec tions between the guide-carrier and quil whereby the guide travels progressivel along the quill during the winding actuati '6 by the growth of the package wound, a lev.

mounted on the frame and engaging the car and a connection between the lever and th guide carrier.

27. The combination with a winding machine comprising a frame, a winding spindle and cam-shaft rotating in bearings in the frame, means to operatively connect the spindle and cam-shaft, and a cam mounted on the cam-shaft, of an attachable frame secured to the frame of the machine, a lever pivoted on said attachable frame and connected with the cam, a rod mounted in the attachable frame, a quill slidable on the rod, a thread-guide mounted on said quill, means to feed the guide progressively along the quill and a connection between the quill and the lever.

28. The combination with a winding machine having a frame, a cam, a cam shaft and winding spindle having bearings in the frame, of a lever engaging the cam, a frame attached to the machine, a guide, and guide controlling means carried on the attached frame, including means to progressively feed the guide along the frame longitudinally of the winding spindle, connections between the guide controlling means and the lever, and an outboard bearing on the attached frame to support the winding spindle.

In testimony whereof I afix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SIMON W. WARDWELL- Witnesses:

DANIEL MQNIVEN, ARTHUR I. .HARVEY. 

